Updated: September 27, 2023
The ocean sport salmon quota report is updated once a week, typically by Friday.
The La Push and Neah Bay ocean management areas opened for recreational salmon fishing for all species on June 17. The Columbia River and Westport areas opened for all species on June 24. Catch details for each area are described below, where available.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) approved a recreational Chinook quota of 39,000 fish, up from last year’s quota of 27,000. The PFMC, which establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters 3 to 200 miles off the Pacific coast, also adopted a quota of 159,600 hatchery coho for this year's recreational ocean fishery. This represents a slight decrease over last year’s initial coho quota of 168,000, but still should provide sizable coho fishing opportunity.
In-season Management actions:
July 6, 2023
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 8, the bag limit in the Neah Bay and La Push areas is modified to 2 salmon.
July 26, 2023
- Effective 12:01AM Friday, July 28, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Westport area on Fridays and Saturdays. Possession of Chinook is illegal when retention is prohibited in the area.
August 17, 2023
- Effective 12:01AM Friday, August 18, the bag limit in the Westport area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook.
August 25, 2023
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the remaining coho salmon quota in the Columbia River area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective.
- The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota in the Columbia River area is 21,070.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the bag limit in the Columbia River area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook. Wild coho may be retained.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the remaining coho salmon quota in the Westport area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective.
- The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota in the Westport area is 16,010.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the bag limit in the Westport area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook. Wild coho may be retained.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the remaining coho salmon quota in the La Push area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective.
- The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota in the La Push area is 1,210.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the bag limit in the La Push area is modified to 2 salmon, release chum. Wild coho may be retained.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the remaining coho salmon quota in the Neah Bay area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective.
- The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota in the Neah Bay area is 4,800.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the bag limit in the Neah Bay area is modified to 2 salmon, release chum. Wild coho may be retained.
- Effective 12:01AM Saturday, August 26, the subarea east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is closed to salmon fishing.
Coastwide Ocean Totals
Coho quota: 159,600 Non-selective coho quota: 43,760
Chinook quota: 39,000 Adjusted Chinook quota: 38,841*
Stat Week |
Dates |
Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of total coho quota | Percent of total chinook guideline | Number of Pink | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 17-18 | 643 | 237 | 47 | 237 | 47 | 0% | 1% | 4 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
26 | Jun 19-25 | 4,280 | 1,385 | 955 | 1,622 | 1,002 | 1% | 4% | 14 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.55 |
27 | Jun 26-Jul 2 | 4,457 | 1,766 | 1,534 | 3,388 | 2,536 | 2% | 9% | 6 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.74 |
28 | Jul 3-9 | 6,576 | 3,116 | 2,845 | 6,504 | 5,381 | 3% | 17% | 4 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.91 |
29 | Jul 10-16 | 7,134 | 3,492 | 3,947 | 9,996 | 9,328 | 6% | 26% | 10 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.04 |
30 | Jul 17-23 | 8,771 | 4,377 | 5,172 | 14,373 | 14,500 | 9% | 37% | 64 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 1.10 |
31 | Jul 24-30 | 8,525 | 3,131 | 7,269 | 17,504 | 21,769 | 14% | 45% | 183 | 0.40 | 0.85 | 1.24 |
32 | Jul 31-Aug 6 | 9,727 | 4,404 | 3,731 | 21,908 | 25,500 | 16% | 56% | 575 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.90 |
33 | Aug 7-13 | 8,290 | 3,086 | 2,411 | 24,994 | 27,911 | 17% | 64% | 469 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.72 |
34 | Aug 14-20 | 2,770 | 615 | 671 | 25,609 | 28,582 | 18% | 66% | 124 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.51 |
35 | Aug 21-25 | 4,466 | 1,580 | 2,547 | 27,189 | 31,129 | 20% | 70% | 102 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.95 |
35 | Aug 26-27 | 6,868 | 1,331 | 6,510 | 28,521 | 6,510 | 15% | 73% | 7 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 1.14 |
36 | Aug 28-Sep 3 | 6,245 | 535 | 8,267 | 29,055 | 14,778 | 34% | 75% | 16 | 0.09 | 1.32 | 1.41 |
37 | Sep 4-10 | 7,484 | 799 | 9,321 | 29,855 | 24,099 | 55% | 77% | 2 | 0.11 | 1.25 | 1.35 |
38 | Sep 11-17 | 3,920 | 130 | 2,847 | 29,985 | 26,946 | 62% | 77% | 4 | 0.03 | 0.73 | 0.76 |
39 | Sep 18-24 | 1,044 | 25 | 749 | 30,011 | 27,695 | 63% | 77% | 0 | 0.02 | 0.72 | 0.74 |
*159 landed-catch-equivalent Chinook non-retention mortalities projected for weeks 31-33 and assessed toward the initial quota of 39,000.
Columbia River Area (including Oregon)
Coho quota: 79,800 Non-selective coho quota: 21,740
Chinook guideline: 11,490
A total of 513 anglers participated in the salmon fishery September 18-24, landing 11 Chinook and 252 coho. Through Sunday, September 24, 9,563 Chinook (83% of the area guideline), 15,593 mark-selective coho (20% of the area quota), and 15,294 non-mark-selective coho (70% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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26 | Jun 24-25 | 932 | 201 | 610 | 201 | 610 | 1% | 2% | 0 | 0.22 | 0.65 | 0.87 |
27 | Jun 26-Jul 2 | 1,291 | 196 | 863 | 396 | 1,473 | 2% | 3% | 1 | 0.15 | 0.67 | 0.82 |
28 | Jul 3-9 | 1,978 | 196 | 1,604 | 592 | 3,077 | 4% | 5% | 1 | 0.10 | 0.81 | 0.91 |
29 | Jul 10-16 | 2,167 | 258 | 1,923 | 849 | 5,000 | 6% | 7% | 0 | 0.12 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
30 | Jul 17-23 | 3,232 | 294 | 2,833 | 1,143 | 7,832 | 10% | 10% | 0 | 0.09 | 0.88 | 0.97 |
31 | Jul 24-30 | 4,073 | 877 | 3,850 | 2,020 | 11,683 | 15% | 18% | 0 | 0.22 | 0.95 | 1.16 |
32 | Jul 31-Aug 6 | 5,622 | 2,273 | 1,398 | 4,293 | 13,081 | 16% | 37% | 3 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
33 | Aug 7-13 | 5,195 | 1,697 | 1,014 | 5,990 | 14,095 | 18% | 52% | 0 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.52 |
34 | Aug 14-20 | 1,909 | 438 | 440 | 6,429 | 14,536 | 18% | 56% | 0 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.46 |
35 | Aug 21-25 | 2,667 | 1,146 | 1,058 | 7,574 | 15,593 | 20% | 66% | 0 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.83 |
35 | Aug 26-27 | 4,656 | 1,123 | 3,179 | 8,697 | 3,179 | 15% | 76% | 0 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 0.92 |
36 | Aug 28-Sep 3 | 3,698 | 281 | 4,157 | 8,979 | 7,336 | 34% | 78% | 0 | 0.08 | 1.12 | 1.20 |
37 | Sep 4-10 | 4,914 | 501 | 6,098 | 9,480 | 13,433 | 62% | 83% | 0 | 0.10 | 1.24 | 1.34 |
38 | Sep 11-17 | 2,771 | 73 | 1,608 | 9,553 | 15,042 | 69% | 83% | 0 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.61 |
39 | Sep 18-24 | 513 | 11 | 252 | 9,563 | 15,294 | 70% | 83% | 0 | 0.02 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
Westport
Coho quota: 59,050 Non-selective coho quota: 16,010
Chinook guideline: 17,210 Adjusted Chinook guideline: 17,051*
A total of 302 anglers participated in the salmon fishery September 18-24, landing 6 Chinook and 275 coho. Through Sunday, September 24, 13,916 Chinook (82% of the adjusted area guideline), 12,079 mark-selective coho (20% of the area quota), and 8,696 non-mark-selective coho (54% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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26 | Jun 24-25 | 891 | 560 | 206 | 560 | 206 | 0% | 3% | 2 | 0.63 | 0.23 | 0.86 |
27 | Jun 26-Jul 2 | 1,203 | 860 | 368 | 1,420 | 574 | 1% | 8% | 2 | 0.71 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
28 | Jul 3-9 | 3,003 | 2,056 | 886 | 3,477 | 1,460 | 2% | 20% | 2 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 0.98 |
29 | Jul 10-16 | 3,156 | 1,893 | 1,656 | 5,369 | 3,116 | 5% | 31% | 2 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 1.13 |
30 | Jul 17-23 | 4,343 | 3,328 | 2,148 | 8,697 | 5,264 | 9% | 51% | 36 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.27 |
31 | Jul 24-30 | 3,179 | 1,563 | 3,026 | 10,261 | 8,290 | 14% | 60% | 19 | 0.64 | 0.95 | 1.45 |
32 | Jul 31-Aug 6 | 3,151 | 1,569 | 2,071 | 11,830 | 10,361 | 18% | 69% | 329 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 1.26 |
33 | Aug 7-13 | 2,182 | 1,029 | 859 | 12,859 | 11,220 | 19% | 75% | 156 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.94 |
34 | Aug 14-20 | 291 | 86 | 41 | 12,945 | 11,261 | 19% | 76% | 14 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.49 |
35 | Aug 21-25 | 1,103 | 337 | 818 | 13,282 | 12,079 | 20% | 78% | 0 | 0.31 | 0.74 | 1.05 |
35 | Aug 26-27 | 1,617 | 114 | 2,553 | 13,396 | 2,553 | 16% | 79% | 0 | 0.07 | 1.58 | 1.65 |
36 | Aug 28-Sep 3 | 1,775 | 208 | 2,902 | 13,605 | 5,455 | 34% | 80% | 0 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 1.75 |
37 | Sep 4-10 | 1,854 | 263 | 2,262 | 13,868 | 7,717 | 48% | 81% | 0 | 0.14 | 1.22 | 1.36 |
38 | Sep 11-17 | 743 | 43 | 704 | 13,910 | 8,421 | 53% | 82% | 0 | 0.06 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
39 | Sep 18-24 | 302 | 6 | 275 | 13,916 | 8,696 | 54% | 82% | 0 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.93 |
*159 landed-catch-equivalent Chinook non-retention mortalities projected for weeks 31-33 and assessed toward the initial guideline of 17,210.
La Push
Coho quota: 4,150 Non-selective coho quota: 1,210
Chinook guideline: 1,590*
A total of 40 anglers participated in the salmon fishery September 18-24, landing 3 Chinook and 0 coho. Through Sunday, September 24, 983 Chinook (62% of the area guideline), 611 mark-selective coho (15% of the area quota), and 919 non-mark-selective coho (76% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 17-18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.50 |
26 | Jun 19-25 | 179 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 0% | 2% | 0 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
27 | Jun 26-Jul 2 | 122 | 69 | 10 | 97 | 23 | 1% | 6% | 0 | 0.57 | 0.08 | 0.64 |
28 | Jul 3-9 | 122 | 79 | 40 | 176 | 63 | 2% | 11% | 0 | 0.65 | 0.33 | 0.98 |
29 | Jul 10-16 | 224 | 173 | 100 | 349 | 163 | 4% | 22% | 2 | 0.77 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
30 | Jul 17-23 | 135 | 60 | 37 | 409 | 200 | 5% | 26% | 5 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 0.76 |
31 | Jul 24-30 | 209 | 143 | 77 | 552 | 277 | 7% | 35% | 11 | 0.69 | 0.37 | 1.11 |
32 | Jul 31-Aug 6 | 327 | 182 | 147 | 734 | 424 | 10% | 46% | 74 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 1.23 |
33 | Aug 7-13 | 185 | 113 | 65 | 848 | 489 | 12% | 53% | 19 | 0.61 | 0.35 | 1.07 |
34 | Aug 14-20 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 863 | 504 | 12% | 54% | 14 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.12 |
35 | Aug 21-25 | 149 | 31 | 107 | 893 | 611 | 15% | 56% | 22 | 0.21 | 0.72 | 1.08 |
35 | Aug 26-27 | 161 | 40 | 155 | 933 | 155 | 13% | 59% | 2 | 0.25 | 0.96 | 1.22 |
36 | Aug 28-Sep 3 | 178 | 26 | 259 | 959 | 415 | 34% | 60% | 0 | 0.15 | 1.45 | 1.60 |
37 | Sep 4-10 | 240 | 14 | 350 | 973 | 764 | 63% | 61% | 0 | 0.06 | 1.46 | 1.52 |
38 | Sep 11-17 | 103 | 7 | 155 | 980 | 919 | 76% | 62% | 0 | 0.06 | 1.50 | 1.57 |
39 | Sep 18-24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 983 | 919 | 76% | 62% | 0 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
*Subarea guideline of 1,440 Chinook is in effect for the La Push area June 17 - September 30. The fishery is scheduled to reopen October 3 (La Push Late Season) with a Chinook quota of 150. The late season fishery will close October 7 or upon attainment of quota.
Neah Bay
Coho quota: 16,600 Non-selective coho quota: 4,800
Chinook guideline: 8,710
A total of 190 anglers participated in the salmon fishery September 18-24, landing 6 Chinook and 222 coho. Through Sunday, September 24, 5,548 Chinook (64% of the area guideline), 2,845 mark-selective coho (17% of the area quota), and 2,786 non-mark-selective coho (58% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.
Stat Week | Dates | Number of anglers | Number of Chinook | Number of coho | Cumulative Chinook | Cumulative Coho | Percent of coho quota | Percent of Chinook guideline | Pink Catch | Catch per angler trip: Chinook | Catch per angler trip: Coho | Catch per angler trip: all salmon |
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25 | Jun 17-18 | 628 | 234 | 43 | 234 | 43 | 0% | 3% | 4 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
26 | Jun 19-25 | 2,278 | 599 | 129 | 832 | 172 | 1% | 10% | 12 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.32 |
27 | Jun 26-Jul 2 | 1,840 | 642 | 294 | 1,474 | 466 | 3% | 17% | 3 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.51 |
28 | Jul 3-9 | 1,474 | 785 | 315 | 2,259 | 781 | 5% | 26% | 1 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.75 |
29 | Jul 10-16 | 1,587 | 1,169 | 268 | 3,428 | 1,049 | 6% | 39% | 6 | 0.74 | 0.17 | 0.91 |
30 | Jul 17-23 | 1,061 | 695 | 154 | 4,123 | 1,204 | 7% | 47% | 23 | 0.66 | 0.15 | 0.82 |
31 | Jul 24-30 | 1,065 | 548 | 316 | 4,671 | 1,519 | 9% | 54% | 152 | 0.51 | 0.30 | 0.95 |
32 | Jul 31-Aug 6 | 627 | 380 | 114 | 5,051 | 1,634 | 10% | 58% | 169 | 0.61 | 0.18 | 1.06 |
33 | Aug 7-13 | 729 | 246 | 472 | 5,298 | 2,106 | 13% | 61% | 294 | 0.34 | 0.65 | 1.39 |
34 | Aug 14-20 | 532 | 75 | 175 | 5,373 | 2,281 | 14% | 62% | 96 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.65 |
35 | Aug 21-25 | 546 | 66 | 564 | 5,439 | 2,845 | 17% | 62% | 80 | 0.12 | 1.03 | 1.30 |
35 | Aug 26-27 | 434 | 55 | 624 | 5,494 | 624 | 13% | 63% | 6 | 0.13 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
36 | Aug 28-Sep 3 | 594 | 19 | 949 | 5,513 | 1,572 | 33% | 63% | 16 | 0.03 | 1.60 | 1.66 |
37 | Sep 4-10 | 476 | 21 | 612 | 5,534 | 2,184 | 46% | 64% | 2 | 0.04 | 1.29 | 1.34 |
38 | Sep 11-17 | 302 | 8 | 380 | 5,542 | 2,564 | 53% | 64% | 4 | 0.03 | 1.26 | 1.30 |
39 | Sep 18-24 | 190 | 6 | 222 | 5,548 | 2,786 | 58% | 64% | 0 | 0.03 | 1.17 | 1.20 |
Previous Years
To see past years' annual reports from the Pacific Fishery Marine Council, visit the PFMC website. For archival in-season ocean salmon information, visit the report archives webpage.